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Yeah, I've got it for sale here: http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/28549-ada-rimless-90p-48-gallon-tank-75-90-gallon-stand/

It was a pretty expensive tank so I've just been waiting until someone wants it or I decide to set something else up in it.

this is perfection!!! exactly how i want my new setup to be

Thanks. If you're interested, the tank is still for sale but otherwise is about identical in the 90, just with a lot more swimming space.

Dang it, misread that. Temporary (hopefully) case of dyslexia.

They will break in some but vortech's are noisy pumps IMO. The MP60's are still much better than the MP40, which have some serious design flaws compared to the 10's or 60's. I think ecotech recommends placing them as high as possible without sucking air also.

I had to stop using vortechs because of the noise. Sanity has been restored since switching the jebao WP40's. You would obviously need multiple WP60's on a tank like this if you ever decide to switch in the future.

You can almost always get it from http://aqua-tecture.com

Theirs is usually a little more expensive than some of the other sites, but it's all WYSIWYG.

The ORA blue chalice is one of the bluest coral I've ever seen and it has a very similar growth in speed and form to caps, except for sweepers.

I searched as well and couldn't find it.

I owned two different Jeep Wranglers for about 14 years... oh, and my name is Ty.

I've been contemplating a screen name change since I sold the Jeep early last year. Rav4Ty doesn't just quite have the same ring....

Need to get a Tesla or something else cool sounding. LotusTy in the works...? Definitely worth getting an awesome car so you can change your screen name.

I typically use my first initial and last name but get somewhat creative on some of the other forums and sites that I frequent.

Also, maybe someone can suggest why the easiest sps on earth, my red cap, is STN'ing and my acros including the wild, non maricultured ones, are growing like crazy.

Lookin good. That puffer is cool. I always wanted one.

Pretty funny when I added him. It was literally like a dog park. Every fish in the tank swam up and stared him down and gave a sniff and then they all went about their way.

Took a few photos after the toby puffer. SPS are starting to take off well.

Valida finally starting to grow well.

Another valida that I've had for more than a year now. It's doubled in about 2 months.

Yet another valida....

ORA Hydnophora, brightest green coral I've ever seen.

Same hydnophora back in July

Just got this little valentini at the dome. Hopefully wont regret it but the only risk is likely my porcelain crabs who i think can hold their own.

Been a long time but stand and tank are still available. Great stand for a 75 or 90 gallon about as sturdy as anything out there.

Tank has been rinsed but not detailed. WIll reduce to $275 for the tank and $100 for the stand just to get them out of my garage.

Cadlights biopellet reactor tumbling. Very impressed. Some still have some air stuck to them so there's a bit of clumping, but should settle down in a few days.

It's so cheap it's worth a shot IMO. If it's anything close to the Korallen stuff I'll be switching. The smallest bottle of that stuff comes in at almost $50.

A Bit disorganized but current FTS.

Picked up a cadlights biopellet reactor on ebay to replace my beta CPR reactor, of which I'm not a fan at all. I was a little worried about the size but it still fit perfectly in the inlet/skimmer chamber of the sump.



Started religiously dosing korallen zucht SPS amino acids about a month ago, 5 drops per day, and SPS growth and polyp extension have exploded. I am extremely skeptical of any miracle additive, especially at these dosages, but there's no doubt this makes a big difference. All of my SPS look better. Several coral which hadn't encrusted in more than a year have encrusted a half inch or more at the base. 2 of my valida have easily grown a quarter to half inch in 2 months. I would absolutely recommend this stuff to any SPS keeper. It's pretty much the only additive other than Ca and Alk dosing that I would recommend. Just based on cost, I'm going to give the TLF AcroPower a shot as I've heard good things in online blogs and from other reefers.

My brother went last weekend and shot this picture:

Well over 40 feed off the current river level. There were also several trees with bicycles and debris that are going to be nearly impossible to remove.

Not to downplay the severity of the flood, but I'm amazed there wasn't more damage to the neighborhood considering how crazy an amount of water this was. Only 15 houses were considered completely destroyed, but still more than 250 were severely damaged.

Hopefully people are getting their lives back together, although I'm sure that bridge is going to be out of commission for a long time.

Here's the maroon clown. Was really hard to get a good picture with the low lighting and glare from the sump, but this one came out pretty cool even with the movement and weird glare.



His pure black fins are what really sold me on him. He's also quite a bit more red than the brown here and his eye is bright red.

Ceramic skimmer stand. This is a beast of a ceramic brick.

Added one of these back at the beginning of October:

I'm was previously at about 15 lbs of rock to 110 gallons of total volume, which is no doubt on the lower side of being realistically able to adequately handle nitrification. Added a 8 x 8 x 4 ceramic block from marine pure which is duly serving as my skimmer stand. These blocks are crazy porous. Probably the most porous thing with structure I've ever seen. You can literally run water through one from the tap without it even spilling over the sides, but it feels and looks like a solid brick.

Supposedly the block can support actual denitrification, although with biopellet's that's theoretically not a huge concern. It's rather expensive but I decided to stay true to my original plan in that no rock from the ocean will be added to this tank, less a few tiny pieces of rubble that some of my frags came attached to.

With that being said, I just noticed my biopellet reactor pump was messed up and was not actually flowing through my bioepellets. I can only guess but I would say it's been at least a 4 weeks if not more like 8 weeks since I noticed more flow in my return chamber of my sump. I thought it was due to when I increased the return pump flow, during the same time, but noticed this morning that the nozzle of the reactor pump was completely outside of the reactor. My NO3 still tested undetectable so I have to assume that some serious denitirification is going on either in the ceramic block or somewhere else in the tank. I've been feeding much heavier in the past 2 months, and I added a huge foxface, which I'm still trying to catch to rehome, so the bioload has easily doubled since I added the block.

Also added a beautiful and tiny gold maroon in September as my male clown went surfing. Really sad since we've had him for about 6 months and my daughter picked him out from another local reef keeper that was able to raise a batch from eggs.

Unfortunately, he was subsequently cast to the sump because my female clown decided they're not compatible. I don't think he would have lasted more than an hour in the main tank. His fins are grown back, but she managed to make short work of his pectoral and tail fin in about 5 minutes. Pretty funny watching him though. He's a fearless pod destroyer even with some shredded fins. He will go in my office BTA build when we move locations. Best looking non-crazy maroon I've ever seen. Hopefully his color doesn't change too much as he ages.

Is that a flash of a toby puffer I see?

Might actually make this one if we don't end up goose hunting that weekend.

What lights are these? Such a cool tank with all the tangs.

Wow I played onion creek a few times this summer. Was curious if it was going to hold up...

Right now course is still closed. They are trying to get North front 9 open. Original front 9 is mostly destroyed, 1 year+ repair on that one. North back 9 is less damaged but a long way from reopening.

They estimated more than $5M in damage to the course and they lost more than $1M in equipment like tractors and such.